| Common Name |
Mexican Tree Ocotillo |
| Latin Name |
Fouquieria macdougalii |
| Native Habitat |
Sonoora, Mexico at 500 to 2,500 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, limestone, low organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once to twice per month in summer |
| Height X Width |
15 feet X 10 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Green leaves for short time after rains, red-orange
flowers mid-spring, stem evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Sonoran |
| Ornamental Value |
Red flowers mid-spring |
| Nature Value |
Flowers used by butterflies and bees, nesting for
songbirds |
| Native American Uses |
Lath for adobe, medicinal bark |
| Links |
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| Seeds |
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Fouquieria%20macdougalii&sref=75714 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Fouquieriaceae/Fouquieria_macdougalii.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64130/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/detail.php?id=ASDM00701&sp=Fouquieria%20macdougalii |
| Images and data |
http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/alamos_trees_foumac.htm |
| Images, nursery, and data |
http://www.landscapemart.com/lvl.php?pd1=shpid&pd1pid=toumac&pd2=shlist&pd2ord=f&pd2type=bn&pd2ord=f |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/OcotilloMexTree/OcotilloMexTree.htm |
